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Pregnancy complications in women of Russian, Somali, and Kurdish origin and women in the general population in Finland.
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- Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and International Immigration Status: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of global health · 2022Pooled it
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- Disparities in Obstetric and Anaesthetic Care Between Migrant and Native Populations in High-Income Countries: A Narrative Review.Acta medica academica · 2025Review
- Maternal and perinatal outcomes of Somali migrant women in comparison to host populations in the Global North: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2025Review
- Association between gestational weight gain and preterm birth and post-term birth: a longitudinal study from the National Vital Statistics System database.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Prenatal care adequacy of migrants born in conflict-affected countries and country-born parturients in Finland.Journal of migration and health · 2022Article
- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among women of migrant origin in Finland: A population-based study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2022Article
- Gestational diabetes among women of migrant origin in Finland-a population-based study.European journal of public health · 2021Article
- Pregnancy Induced Hypertension and Uric Acid Levels among Pregnant Women Attending Ruhengeri Referral Hospital, in Rwanda.The East African health research journal · 2021Article
- Gestational Diabetes in the Arab Gulf Countries: Sitting on a Land-Mine.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveWe compared the prevalence of gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders in the most recent pregnancy among women of Russian, Somali, and Kurdish origin and women in the general population in Finland.
methodsThe study groups were selected from population-based samples of 18- to 64-year-old women. The women were of Russian (n = 318), Somali (n = 583), and Kurdish (n = 373) origin or from the general population (n = 243), and had given birth in Finland between 2004 and 2014. The data were obtained from the National Medical Birth Register and the Hospital Discharge Register. Data on gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders were extracted based on relevant
resultsThe prevalence of gestational diabetes was 19.1% in Kurdish, 14.4% in Somali, 9.3% in Russian, and 11.8% in the general population. The prevalence of hypertensive disorders was 5.4% in the general population, 3.8% in Somali, 3.1% in Kurdish, and 1.7% in Russian. When adjusted for confounders, Kurdish women had two-fold odds for gestational diabetes (odds ratio = 1.98; 95% confidence interval = 1.20-3.32) compared with the general population, but the odds for hypertensive disorders did not differ between groups.
conclusionWomen of Kurdish origin were more likely to develop gestational diabetes. Studies with larger samples are required to confirm these findings to develop prevention strategies for later development of type 2 diabetes. Future research including other migrant groups is recommended to identify differences in pregnancy complications among the women in migrant and general population.
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